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| − | ''The Nuns'' | + | '''''The Nuns''''' is a sinister comedy by Cuban writer Eduardo Manet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Manet] (1832-1883). The play is set in Haiti at the time of the first Negro revolt of 1804. |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Presented by [[PACT]] at the [[Arena Theatre]], Johannesburg, | + | 1972: Presented by [[PACT]] at the [[Arena Theatre]], Johannesburg, directed by [[Norman Coombes]], starring [[Ken Leach]], [[Nigel Vermaas]] and [[Frantz Dobrowsky]]. |
Directed by [[Rudy Nadler-Nir]] (who took over the direction after the death of [[Robert Mohr]]) at the [[Little Theatre]], 5-19 May 1984 starring [[Gideon de Wet]] (Sister Ines), [[Michael Williams]] (Mother Superior), [[Rodney Mark Venner]] (Sister Angela), [[Rachel Browne]] (Seneora). Designer [[A. Samsodien]], lighting [[Pip Marshall]], costumes by [[Jeff Smith]]. | Directed by [[Rudy Nadler-Nir]] (who took over the direction after the death of [[Robert Mohr]]) at the [[Little Theatre]], 5-19 May 1984 starring [[Gideon de Wet]] (Sister Ines), [[Michael Williams]] (Mother Superior), [[Rodney Mark Venner]] (Sister Angela), [[Rachel Browne]] (Seneora). Designer [[A. Samsodien]], lighting [[Pip Marshall]], costumes by [[Jeff Smith]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | PACT Newsletter, September 1972. | + | [[PACT]] Newsletter, September 1972. |
''The Nuns'' theatre programme, 1984. | ''The Nuns'' theatre programme, 1984. | ||
Revision as of 06:28, 14 September 2015
The Nuns is a sinister comedy by Cuban writer Eduardo Manet [1] (1832-1883). The play is set in Haiti at the time of the first Negro revolt of 1804.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English by Robert Baldick.
Performance history in South Africa
1972: Presented by PACT at the Arena Theatre, Johannesburg, directed by Norman Coombes, starring Ken Leach, Nigel Vermaas and Frantz Dobrowsky.
Directed by Rudy Nadler-Nir (who took over the direction after the death of Robert Mohr) at the Little Theatre, 5-19 May 1984 starring Gideon de Wet (Sister Ines), Michael Williams (Mother Superior), Rodney Mark Venner (Sister Angela), Rachel Browne (Seneora). Designer A. Samsodien, lighting Pip Marshall, costumes by Jeff Smith.
Sources
PACT Newsletter, September 1972.
The Nuns theatre programme, 1984.
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